Rural America Set to Be Transformed By 55 Million-Acre Federal Solar Plan

Solar energy’s appetite for vast amounts of land has prompted the Biden administration to propose designating as much as 55 million acres of public lands as potential sites for industrial-scale solar farms. That’s an area larger than 36 states and similar in size to Idaho or Minnesota. An updated initiative by the Bureau of Land

Rural America Set to Be Transformed by up to 55 Million-Acre Federal Solar Plan

Solar energy’s appetite for vast amounts of land has prompted the Biden administration to propose designating as much as 55 million acres of public lands as potential sites for industrial-scale solar farms. That’s an area larger than 36 states and similar in size to Idaho or Minnesota. An updated initiative by the Bureau of Land

Public Schedule – February 27, 2024

***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 9:30 a.m. Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience Summit at the Department of State.(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)Preset time for video cameras is 8:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance. Final access time is 9:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance.The remarks will be

Abortion restrictions disproportionately impact Black women, Democratic memo says

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the campaign arm that helps elect Democrats to state legislatures, is circulating a new memo in order to highlight what it says is the disproportionate impact of abortion bans on Black women in GOP-led states. Such bans provoke strong emotional responses from Democratic Black women state lawmakers — sadness, distress,